Announcements

The Practising Law Institute is offering a three-day seminar looking at recent developments in Securities Regulation Wednesday through Friday, November 9 through 11.
The program is being presented live at PLI's New York City Center and is also available via live webcast. All three days begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m.
This institute is an...

On Thursday and Friday, November 17 and 18, Georgetown University School of Law offers Advanced E-Discovery Institute - Making the Case: Developing Legally Defensible E-Discovery Best Practices.
The Institute is located at the Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, 1250 South Hayes Street in Arlington, Virginia. It begins at 8:15 a.m. on day one and ends at 5:30...

The ACC South Central Texas chapter and the San Antonio Bar Association have scheduled the 14th annual Ethics Follies on Wednesday, October 26, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. and on Thursday, October 27, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
It will be held at the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre, 226 North Saint Mary's Street in San Antonio. Sponsorships are still being...

On Wednesday, October 19, the New York City Bar Association will host an evening program titled How to Tango in this Market: An Introduction to the E-Discovery Profession for Lawyers.
It will be held at the NYC Bar Association, 42 West 44th Street in New York City.
Experts in the field of document review will discuss careers in e-discovery,...

On Thursday and Friday, October 20 and 21, the State Bar of Texas will offer its annual Entertainment Law Institute.
It will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday and from 8:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 208 Barton Springs Road in Austin.
Among the topics under discussion are ethics - professional liability insurance...

Join Georgetown Law for a timely program - E-Discovery Practice Support: Learning the Skills to Move Ahead. It is being held on Friday, November, 4, at the Georgetown University Law Center, 600 New Jersey Ave, NW in Washington, DC.
The event begins at 8:45 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m.
At this program, participants will be given pertinent information...

On Thursday and Friday, October 27 and 28, the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF) presents a two-day Advanced Corporate Counsel Forum 2011.
The seminar is at French Lick Springs Resort and Casino, 8670 W. State Road 56 in French Lick, Indiana.
The agenda is day one, 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., and day two, 8:00 until 11:45 a.m....

Join Jones Day as they present their executive series roundtable - National Security and Export Control Reform, Take two. Or Three. Or Four? on Thursday, October 20, at the offices of Jones Day, 51 Louisiana Avenue, NW in Washington, DC.
It will run from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and a cocktail reception will follow.
In 2009, President Obama announced his...

On Wednesday, October 19, ALI-ABA will present California's Revised Rules of Professional Conduct: Traps for the Unwary, to help practitioners become familiar with revisions to the rules.
The live webcast will run from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. EDT.
A special commission in California has reexamined that state's Rules of Professional Conduct and proposed...

New York State Bar Association President Vincent E. Doyle III expressed concern that the Judicial Compensation Commission approved a relatively modest salary adjustment for New York's judges whose wages have been frozen since January 1999.
Judges are leaving the bench voluntarily in record numbers, according to a recent New York Times article. In 1999...

An important six-program series is being sponsored by the New York City Bar and chaired by David R. Marriott, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, in which general counsel of leading corporations discuss the current issues of greatest importance to corporate counsel.
The series will be held at the bar association, 42 West 44th Street in New York. The...

The District of Columbia Bar Association is offering a class titled The Fundamentals of European Union Law.
The course starts at 6:00 p.m. and ends at 9:15 p.m.on Wednesday, October 26, at the District of Columbia Bar Conference Center at 1101 K. Street, NW in Washington, DC.
Any practitioner with clients in Europe will benefit from this practical...

The International Chamber of Commerce will hold their annual International Arbitration in Latin America Conference Sunday, November 6 through Tuesday, November 8 at the Ritz-Carlton in South Beach, Miami.
Day one begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 6:00 p.m. Day two begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 6:00 p.m., and day three begins at 9:00 a.m. and ends at 6:00...

The Washington Metro Area Association of Corporate Counsel will offer a luncheon program, Ethical Updates from A Judicial Perspective, on Friday, October 14, at the offices of Gannett Co., Inc. located at 7950 Jones Branch Drive in McLean, Virginia.
The luncheon begins at noon and the CLE event begins at 12:30 and ends at 2:30 p.m.
This two-hour...

The Westchester/Southern Connecticut Association of Corporate Counsel is offering a review of the latest developments in Patent Law on Wednesday, October 12, at the offices of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. It begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at noon.
The seminar will look at the hot topics arising in patent law. Experts in the IP field will discuss the...

The Voice of the Defense Bar announced its alliance with Expert Witness Profiler, one of the leading authorities in expert witness research. This alliance will provide DRI members with a strategic advantage in evaluating, retaining and opposing experts.
This alliance will allow DRI members to order a comprehensive and customized profile on an...

The New York County Lawyers' Association Task Force on Judicial Budget Cuts, focusing on the effects of budget cuts on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, released a preliminary report that concludes security may be at risk at the Daniel P. Moynihan Courthouse at 500 Pearl Street, and overall courthouse operations will be...

On Wednesday, October 12, the New York City Bar presents Judges Under Fire: Human Rights, Judicial Independence, and the Rule of Law. The event is being held at the New York City Bar Association at 42 West 44th Street in New York City, and it starts at 6:00 p.m. and ends at 8:00 p.m.
United States District Judge Harold Baer Jr. will discuss his new...

On Wednesday, November 2, Jones Day is offering a speaker series titled Out Front on IP Issues: Dealing with Patent Trolls and a Look at Patent Disputes in China.
The event begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 10:00 a.m. at the offices of Jones Day, 500 Grant Street in Pittsburgh.
Companies marketing their inventions frequently have to deal with...

On September 27, 2011, the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) hosted a red carpet gala to honor individuals, corporate legal departments and law firms that are committed to diversity and inclusion.
MCCA’s mission is to advance the hiring, retention and promotion of diverse attorneys in legal departments and law firms. Since...

The New York City Bar Association is partnering with CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival on the 6th Annual Entertainment Business Law Seminar. The Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) accredited one-day event will be held on Friday, October 21, at New York University's Helen and Martin Kimmel Center,60 Washington Square South in New York City....

Join the Pennsylvania Bar Institute for a program featuring Corporate Compliance and Ethics. The forum is on Tuesday, October 25 at PBI's CLE Conference Center located in the Wanamaker Building in Central Philadelphia. The program starts at 9:00 a.m. and ends at 1:15 p.m.
To thrive in today's competitive environment, companies need not only to comply...

Law schools and other legal education providers should be encouraged to develop "practice-ready lawyers," declares a resolution sponsored by the New York State Bar Association and approved by the American Bar Association (ABA) at its annual meeting in Toronto.
"Practicing law requires mastery of legal knowledge and legal skills. Becoming a practice-...

On Wednesday, October 19, the Boston Bar Association will present a seminar titled Doing Business in Canada: Cross-Border Considerations. The event will be held at the Boston Bar Association at 16 Beacon Street in Boston and run from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
The trade relationship between Canada and the United States is the largest between any two countries....

On Thursday, October 13, the Los Angeles County Bar will present its annual Healthcare Law Compliance Symposium.
It will run from 8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at the Marriott Los Angeles, 333 S. Figueroa Street in Los Angeles.
Virtually every aspect of the healthcare industry is subject to a complex web of federal and state laws, rules and regulations,...